| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2008] All ER (D) 109 (Mar) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2007] EWCA Crim 3021 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Hughes LJ, Field J and Judge Richard Brown |
| Representation | Philip Hall (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant. |
| Simon Christie (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 29 November 2007 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Custodial sentence - Dangerous offenders - Life imprisonment - Imprisonment for public protection - Conspiracy to commit arson - Judge imposing life sentence - No minimum term fixed - Whether judge erring - Appropriate sentencing procedure under dangerousness provisions - .
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In the course of allowing an appeal by the defendant against his life sentence imposed for conspiracy to commit arson, the court gave an overview of the appropriate procedure to be followed in sentencing a defendant for a serious specified offence under the .
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